Originally Posted by marytheres
But honestly, why not go to a doctor that actually treats the problem to make the diagnosis? It's the same co-payment."
I think that my main reason on "why not" is that I am hearing from others that the drs who actually treat this type of problem regularly also tend to over-diagnose and b/c, from what the one guy's office tells me, if they see a likely problem in the regular exam, they'll suggest a second $385 exam, that isn't covered by insurance, to confirm and in order to recommend treatment.

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